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Movement & Speed

ぬるっと

nurutto

Slipping through smoothly and slimily

Something sliding through in a slippery, slightly slimy way — a fish slipping out of hands, an eel escaping, or stepping on something slimy.

💡Catching a fish — 'The fish nurutto slipped out of my hands!'

Example

魚がぬるっと手から滑り落ちた。

The fish nurutto slipped from my hands.

Quiz yourself

The bar of soap ___ slipped out of my hand in the shower.

石鹸が手から○○滑り落ちた。

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